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I have also removed the squeeze repo. (NOTE it still works on squeeze but change squeeze for wheezy in /etc/apt/source.list.d/plexmediaserver.list
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Plex Media Server Repo for Debian

Hi.
We have decided to lock the other Debian thread and start a new one so I can edit the first post since Origin is no longer and has not been maintaing this package for a while.

All credits goes to Tobias and the other at Plex for PMS and the init script for Debian were made by Origin. I have just taken all there work and efforts and repacked it for Debian since the ubuntu package is not compatible since the change to upstart.

Down here is the instructions for installing PMS from my repo. This packages is for now compatible with Debian Squeeze , Wheezy and OpenMediaVault 0.3 , 0.4

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Q: Why is there a different repo for Debian?
A1: Because the current Ubuntu repo does not support Debian because Ubuntu has changed to upstart from System-V init.
A2 Long version:
It is possible to use the Ubuntu packages if you convert your Debian box to upstart
make your /etc/apt/source.list look like this with vim/nano/whatever

Cross your fingers and pray to all mighty DEBIAN god.
reboot system.
If everything started you can install the ubuntu package and repo.
I have tested this on a fresh install of wheezy and only did the steps provided here and PMS works ... ... ... but.
There is always a but. This is highly DO IT ON YOUR OWN RISK stuff.

Q: My PMS does not appear on my PMC located on the same network.
A: This should work, I have tested this on Debian Squeeze, Wheezy & OpenMediaVault 0.4
Incase it does not work here are some Workarounds:
1. In your PMC --> Preference --> Network --> Manually specify server and put in your servers ip.
2. Sign in your server with myplex and publish it onto internet. Now login to myplex with everyone of your clients and it should be there waiting with all your glorious media.

Q: Can i see if my PMS is running.
A: Use ps command to check if it is running, see example below.

To be able to acess your PMs remote you need to set it up localy (and with localy you need to connect to the webinterface from the same network as the server is located on) first.
so if your server is located on 192.168.0.200 you should be able to manage it from any computer located on the same network by going to http://192.168.0.200:32400/web
However if you are not on the same network you have to set up an ssh tunnel to the server so you fool it you are one the same network.
For instance from my Linux or OSX laptop i write:
ssh -L 32400:127.0.0.1:32400 user@myserverip
Then when I am logged in I can in my local browser write http://127.0.0.1:32400/web and you should be on your server and be abe to manage it and set it up for remote access/myplex sign in.
Then the next time you should be able to connect to it with your login without doing the tunnel.
You can also do tunnels via putty in windows just google it to see how.

Please note you have is the same thing as me:Plex Media Server is not running (no process found)...
Page:
192.168.xxx.xxx:32400/web/index.html....
opens without problems. It worked before.
The problem is this:
no PlexMediaCenter sees running PlexMediaServer!

Well its saying no process found since there is no process running at that time. In the next line it clearly says that it starts PMS. And if you get to the web interface is clearly running.
If your media center does not see your server it is a whole other issue.
How is your setup?

Yes, the web interface works fine, media library created \ edited \ updated without problems.
But PlexMediaCenter does not see PlexMediaServer.

Sorry you don't seem to get what I am asking. I asked for your setup to start pinpoint what the trouble is since there is no problem with the install of PMS.
Is your PMS and PMC located on the same network?
Do you run PMC on windows or OSX?
Do you have any firewall software on either the openmediavault machine or on your pmc machine? Är you using myplex on server and client?
This things we need to know to be able to help. Give us as much info as possible.

PMC in the network two:
1) on the TV LG (SmartTV)
2) on a laptop with OS Windows 7

All PMC and PMS are in one network.
page:
192.168.xxx.xxx: 32400/web/index.html ....
opens without problems with TV and laptop.

Yhea there is some "problem" (setting) with the avahi in OpenMediaVault so PMS is no announced correctly.
There is 2 work arounds here.
1. In your PMC --> Preference --> Network --> Manually specify server and put in your servers ipaddress.

2. Sig in your server with myplex and publish it onto internet. now login to myplex with everyone of your clients and it should show.

Newbie here. Are these Debian packages fully compatible with Debian stable? I don't want to use testing and others. Also, when will Debian add Plex Media Server packages to its official Debian servers?

Newbie here. Are these Debian packages fully compatible with Debian stable? I don't want to use testing and others. Also, when will Debian add Plex Media Server packages to its official Debian servers?

Thank you in advance.

First post says this repo is compatible with debian squeeze.
Squeeze is the latest stable Debian out there (6.x)
PMS will probably never be in the official Debian repo since it is closed source and secondley the Debian PMS repo is not an official packages from Plex.

First post says this repo is compatible with debian squeeze.
Squeeze is the latest stable Debian out there (6.x)
PMS will probably never be in the official Debian repo since it is closed source and secondley the Debian PMS repo is not an official packages from Plex.

Thanks. I was trying to avoid third parties. I guess I can't avoid them to use Plex.

You are trying to install Plex Media Server on a Raspberry Pi? This is correct?
First the PI has an ARM CPU so my repo has no ARM support and will probably newer have.
Secondly the Pi is not designed for running this kind of applications it is to slow to little ram.
If you are after a thin client well the it is an whole other story and you should check this thread.

Howdy, Stranger!

When logs (server or client app) are requested for an investigation, please do NOT turn on "verbose" logging unless it is explicitly requested. Verbose logging makes things much more difficult in the majority of cases.